{"id":67792,"date":"2025-11-03T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=67792"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:00:53","slug":"syrian-bishop-kidnapped-by-isis-in-2015-explains-challenges-facing-the-church-in-his-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/syrian-bishop-kidnapped-by-isis-in-2015-explains-challenges-facing-the-church-in-his-country\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0421\u0438\u0440\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0435\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f, \u043f\u043e\u0445\u0438\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0418\u0413\u0418\u041b \u0432 2015 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443, \u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0441\u043d\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u043e\u0432\u044b, \u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0426\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c\u044e \u0432 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The archbishop of Homs for the Syriac Catholics, Jacques Mourad, speaks with ACI MENA, CNA\u2019s Arabic-language news partner, about the challenges to the Church in Syria. \/ Credit: ACI MENA ACI MENA, Oct 29, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). The archbishop of Homs for the Syriac Catholics, Jacques Mourad, said Islamic-Christian dialogue in Syria is facing a challenge arising from the official stance of Muslim sheikhs, who refuse to open the door to meeting and dialogue with other communities.The sheikhs\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The archbishop of Homs for the Syriac Catholics, Jacques Mourad, speaks with ACI MENA, CNA\u2019s Arabic-language news partner, about the challenges to the Church in Syria. \/ Credit: ACI MENA ACI MENA, Oct 29, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). The archbishop of Homs for the Syriac Catholics, Jacques Mourad, said Islamic-Christian dialogue in Syria is facing a challenge arising from the official stance of Muslim sheikhs, who refuse to open the door to meeting and dialogue with other communities.The sheikhs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":68240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-67792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56782,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/amid-great-danger-jesus-wants-his-church-to-remain-in-syria-archbishop-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":67792,"position":0},"title":"Amid great danger, \u2018Jesus wants his Church to remain in Syria,\u2019 archbishop says","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"4 \u043e\u043a\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Archbishop Jacques Mourad denounced the practice of people driving around in official cars with loudspeakers proclaiming verses from the Quran and calling on Christians to convert. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 15, 2025 \/ 17:46 pm (CNA). 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